Fairhope teen dies in crash; vigil planned for tonight

Steve Dorsey, an 18-year-old senior and football player at Fairhope High School, died late Friday night when the 1999 Ford Explorer he was driving swerved out of control then flipped several times on the Foley Beach Express, deputies and family members said Saturday.

Two of his classmates were also in the SUV: Justin Bunch and Greg Cunningham, also 18 years old, were injured and transported to South Baldwin Regional Medical Center in Foley, according to the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office. The three were coming home from celebrating a friend's birthday at The Wharf in Orange Beach, family members said.

Mark Lasseter, the Fairhope football team's coach, said a candlelight vigil for Dorsey will be held tonight at 6 p.m. at the Fairhope High School stadium.

"We're just going to come together to remember him. He cared about his teammates, about his friends and about his coaches," Lasseter said. "This is a very, very tough day."